Antirattling dust and weather guard for windows.



I. H. ATHEY.

NG DUST AND WEATHE APPLIUATIOH'I'ILBIJ No R GUARD FOB WINDOWS.

Patented Aug. 2, 1910.

' Issac I-I. ATHEYLIOF omcneo, ILLINOIS.

ANTIRATTLING DUST AND WEATHER GUARD FOR WINDOWS.

Specification of Letters fatent.

Patented Aug. 2, 1910.

Application filed November 23, 1908. Serial No. 563,959.

company'ing drawings, and to the lettersof reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

Of the very numerous devices sometimes used for weather proofingwindows, and the like, none may be said to operate satisfactorily in allrespects. In some, rubber coated fabric engaged to wooden strips arenailed to the blind stop against the sash. These, while serving thepurpose for a short time, soon become practically useless owing to therubber fabric becoming affected by the atmosphere thereby losing itsresiliency and as a result, instead of engaging the sash posi tively,lies away from the same failing utterly in the object for which used; Inmany other constructions, metallic window guards have been employed.These usually are constructed of strips of metal engaged .upon thesliding sash and on the frame and 'coacting to afford a positivemetallic contact face to face at all times. In these constructions theconstant friction due to rais- [ing and lowering the window soon wears 1away whatever anti-rusting coating may be provided on the strips,leaving the same free to rust and with the rusting and continuous weardue to friction, such devices have proven very short lived and soon failto exclude either dust or wind and often prove exceedingly noisy.

The object of this invention is to provide a dust and weather guardadapted for use not only for windows but for all constructions in whichone element slides upon another aflording a joint therebetween fromwhich it is desired to exclude the passage of air and dust. 1

It is also an object of the invention to tween moving parts cannotreadily occur. i

It is a further object of the invention to afford in a device of theclass described a resilient packing adapted to be engaged in one of theelements to whichthe guard is to be afford a construction reducingfriction to a minimum and in which metallic contact be applied andadapted to positivel and yield- 1n ly engage a complemental e ementslidab e therein and engaged to the other eleand when installed, notcapable of beingjnjuriously affected by moisture and so to practicallyno deterioration from use.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described and morefully pointed out and defined in the appended claims. In the drawings:Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a part of a window frameand the upper and lower sliding sash therein. Fig. 2 1s a section takenon line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the female memberof the guard. Fig. 4: is a fragmentary perspective view of the maleelement of the guard. Fi 5 is a fragmentary view in vertical sectiontaken through the parting rails and illustrating a modified form ofguard adapted to be enect . ga ed therebetween.

s shown'in the drawings: A, indicates the jamb of the window frame, ahdB, the parting bead or strip; B, the blind stop, and E the inner stop,said parting strip, blindstop and inner stop engaging therebetween thelower sliding sash G, and the complemental upper sliding sash G, in theusual manner.

As shown, each of the sash is provided '-with devices embodying myinventlon com- I Figs. 1 and 2, a ording a flat web cl, bent at rightangles with said flan e and adapted to lie flat against the face 0 thejamb and the female member on the sash. At the opposite edge of the webd, is providedaflange 03 having, as shown a rounded edge formed byrolling the metal over to afford double thickness for the entire widthof the flange.

I of a width depending upon the position of In securing said male memberupon the frame, the parting bead serves as a uide and the flange (I,being engaged to the rame thereby insures the flange (Z being at alltimes in parallel relation. The side rails of the sash are each plowedor grooved at a distance from the parting bead face thereofcorresponding with the distance of the male flange (1, from the partingstri the depth of said groove in the sash an the width thereof beingsufficient to receive therein the female member E, constructed, asshown, of a sheet of metal similar to that before described, bent orrolled transversely 'to afford a narrow channel having deep flanges, theedges (1, of which are rolled inwardly to positively grip and engage theedges of a strip of felt a, which lines said channel for its entirelength. The width between the flanges of the channel E, is sufficientlygreater than the thickness of the male flange (Z to insure the fabriclining the channel pressing upon said flange at all times, as shown inFig. 2. The depth of the channel is, of course, sufficiently greaterthan the width of the flange 41 to avoid undue pressure on the fabric orfelt lining, though insuring at all times suflicient pressure on thesides and inner edge of said flange from said fabric to afford aneffective packing.

The construction illustrated in Fig. 5, comprises an angle bar F, formedof sheet metal, the edges f, of which are turned outwardly over a stripof fabric f, to enga e the same thereto and which longitudinal y of thebar at the center is left sufliciently full, as shown at 7, to receivetherein a packing material f more or less resilient so that when thesaid angle bar-is engaged for instance, upon the lower inner horizontalangle of the upper sash, said packing bears against the outer face ofthe top rail of the lower sash.

The operation, from the construction described, is obvious. Ininstalling, the antirattling dust and weather proofing device shown inFigs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the side rails of the sash are first plowed atsuitable distances from the faces thereof, which bear against theparting strip and the female member or lined channel E, is pressedtherein. The seat for the arting strip on the outer side from the topdownwardly to about the middle of the frame, is increased in width byany suitable tool if necessary to receive therein the flange d, of the 2bar strip or male member, and in a similar manner the seat is increasedon the inner side of the parting strip for the lower sash. Suitablelengths of each of said members having been each secured as beforedescribed, the

flange d holds the sash from rattling under any condition owing to thepressure of the felt or fabric on the sides thereof. Wind and dust arepositively excluded and in any event. although not hermeticallyexcluding the air, any particles of dust carried therewith are filteredout by the felt or fabric, thus under all conditions performing thefunction for which designed.

Of course, while I have described the device as applicable to windows,it may be used for other purposes, and, owing to its dust excludingqualities, and its prevention of the rattling of the sash, it isparticularly applicable and important not only for windows generally butfor car windows and numerous other purposes which are plainly evidentfrom the construction.

Of course, details of construction and the method of securing the partsin place may be varied, and I therefore do not pur ose limiting thisapplication for patent ot erwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a window the combination with the frame and the sliding sasheshaving grooves in the stiles thereof, of a sheet metal channel membersecured in each groove, a lining of fabric in the channel providingparallel strips of fabric and an angle bar secured to the frame by oneflange and having another flange extending between the strips of fabric.

2. In a window the combination with the frame and sliding sashes havinglongitudinal grooves in the stiles thereof, of a bar secured to theframe having an outwardly projecting flange, a metallic member securedin each groove in the stiles of the sashes and a lining in said metallicmember bearin against opposite sides of the flange of said bar andslidable relatively thereof.

3. The combination with a frame and its parting strip of a sheet metal 2bar enga ed at one flange in the seat for the parting strip and with theother flanges standing outwardly and at a distance from the partingstrip, a sliding member in the-frame, a narrow sheet metal channel barseated in the side of the sliding member in position to engage theprojecting flange of the Z bar and a lining of felt permanently securedin the channel and pressing on both sides of said flange.

4. A device of the class described embracing a 2 bar of coated sheetmetal and having one thick flange and one thin flange, the thick flangebeing formed by turnin the edge thereof over to afford double thic messfor the entire width and a female member complemental with said thickflan e embracing a strip of coated metal ro led to afford a narrowchannel, a linin of fabric therein, the ed es of the flanges 0 said channels being rol ed inwardly to permanently engage the fabric, the widthof said channel being such as to insure the fabric pressing at all timeson the male flange.

5. A weather guard for windows comprising relatively movableinterfitting metallic members and a fabric lining between said movablemembers.

6. A weather guard comprising relatively slidable metallic members and astrip of fabric secured to one of the members and engaging the sides ofthe movable member to exclude dust and moisture.

7. In a device of the class described the combination with a window andjamb of ametallic member secured to the jamb, a sliding metallic membersecured to the stile of the window and interfitting the member securedto the j amb and a fabric lining secured to the sliding member andbearing against the sides of the other member.

8. A guard'for windows comprising slidable channel members secured tothe stiles of the window sashes, members secured to the window j amb andengaging in the channel members and a fabric lining for provid- 2t ing adust and moisture proof oint between the sliding joint of the members.

9. A weather guard embracing a movable channel member, a fabric liningfor the movable channel member providing a central pas- 2 ISAAC H.ATHEY.

Witnesses:

K. E. HANNAH, J. W. ANGELL.

